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Job seekers Allowance - Have received Social Services card

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  • 16-05-2016 5:42pm
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    John_Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    Hi folks, I applied for JSA back in February this year. From the day I was called down for the appointment to submit all necessary documents in March, I did including everything that was requested. moving on towards the means test I did all that & Lastly I got a letter in the post telling me I had an appointment for the public services card in April and I must bring ID & I did. They verified my claim from there on I was asked to select two questions for public services card to identify who i am when activating it. When i left the social offices ( I was told my card will arrive in the post within 10 working days) they gave me a temporary job seekers allowance card, however at my local post office there's nothing there for me as of right now. I've now received my real public services card & I've tried for two weeks to use it and there's still nothing for me (Yes it's activated). Is there anything I must do or what do I have to wait for exactly?
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    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    Have you been told your claim was approved?


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    John_Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭John_Murphy


    No I haven't.. Do i need to contact them to find that out?


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    njs030
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,030 ✭✭✭njs030


    Well yes, you won't get paid anything until your claim is approved.

    The public services card has nothing to do with approval of a payment and is being rolled out to everyone.


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    John_Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭John_Murphy


    Alright thanks a million, I will contact them tomorrow!


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    RoisinDee
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭RoisinDee


    John_Murphy wrote: »
    Alright thanks a million, I will contact them tomorrow!

    John, did you get sorted?


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    John_Murphy
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭John_Murphy


    Hi Roisin, yes I did and really appreciate the advises, I should have joined Boards.ie a long time ago. There's a sense of real help around here for genuine answers/questions. Again thank you!


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